──The final farewell for the veteran soldier fighting against winter!
[Actual vehicle introduction]
- There are two main methods for clearing snow from railroad tracks: the Russell type, which pushes the snow away, and the rotary type, which splashes the snow away.
- Rotary snow removal was previously carried out using the Ki900 snowplow, the steam-driven Ki600 and Ki620 rotary snowplows, and a locomotive (known as the Kimaroki train). However, this required a lot of manpower, was slow, and was becoming increasingly dilapidated. To replace these vehicles all at once, the DD14 diesel locomotive was developed.
- Based on the DD13 type locomotive used for shunting and small-scale operations, the driver's cab is located at the front of the vehicle and it is equipped with a rotary head at the front that combines a snow scraper and a rotary snow removal device.
- It is equipped with two engines, each of which can be used for driving and snow removal, or both can be used for snow removal.
- In this case it must be pushed by another locomotive.
- In the summer, the rotary head could be removed, allowing it to perform shunting operations and train towing in the same manner as the DD13.
- During the long production period from 1960 to 1979, the engine power was increased and the rotary head was modified, resulting in many variations.
- JR East inherited 20 DD14s, of which DD14-333 and 334 were mainly used on the Joetsu Line.
- In March 2008, just before its retirement, it was selected to pull the special passenger trains [Shinanogawa] and [Koide Ginrei] in its rare appearance without the rotary head, making a grand final appearance.
- DD14-333 was subsequently withdrawn in the summer of 2008, and DD14-334 in 2010.
[Product Summary]
- A set that reproduces the back-to-back double-unit configuration that was used to pull a passenger train as the "Koide Ginrei" in March 2008.
*This product is a set of two locomotives. Passenger cars are not included.
- First production of DD14 without a rotary head
- The handrail for guides attached to the front of the driver's cab is reproduced three-dimensionally as a separate part.
- Various lettering precisely printed on the white part of the side hem
- Both cars are equipped with motors, but only DD14-334 is not equipped with rubber tires in consideration of use in multiple units.
- Headlights are only on the driver's side. The non-driver's side (opposite side of multiple units) is not lit.
*Some parts may differ from the actual vehicle due to shared parts.
[Organization diagram]
DD14-333(M) +
DD14-334(M)[accessories]
- none
[option]
- Not supported
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )